The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 26 - 0, Fifth Master: She, smarter than you

It wasn’t long before the office was filled with the sound effects of gaming combat.

The ghastly wails and howls were enough to send shivers down one’s spine.

Ye Jiuliang focused on the screen, the casual smile at the corner of her mouth gradually fading away.

Her fingertips danced across the keyboard, narrowly dodging an attack.

She glanced at the man opposite her and a twitch crossed her brow.

He really did have some skills.

The man suddenly looked up, his eyebrows arching slightly, "Think I can win?"

"Li Mochan is so good-looking, taking a few more glances might bless me with a victory." Ye Jiuliang teased with ease.

"After all, someone as handsome as Li Mochan is a rare sight to behold." She placed extra emphasis on the word "handsome."

Describing a man with the word "handsome" would probably displease anyone who heard it, and Li Mochan was no exception.

He furrowed his brows, finding the comment oddly familiar.

"Li Mochan, it seems like you’re the one who’s not focusing," the girl’s cool voice came, interrupting his thoughts.

Li Mochan’s gaze moved back to the screen, concentrating his mind.

A game that Ji Mingqian took seriously would undoubtedly be challenging, not to mention there was a bet involved; both parties had no choice but to play earnestly.

Moments later, a mechanical voice echoed from the screen.

"Game over!"

Li Mochan pulled back his hands, his deep eyes twinkling with a hint of amusement, "Care for another round?"

"..."

Ye Jiuliang’s red lips pursed lightly, her crystal-clear eyes revealing no emotion.

She put down the iPad, "No need."

Defeat was defeat.

Li Mochan glanced at the test paper she had just finished, pushed it back in front of her, and said calmly, "Fill in the blank questions first."

Having lost the game, Ye Jiuliang was unusually compliant.

Completing a test paper was definitely one of the most tedious things in the world.

Ye Jiuliang twirled her pen absentmindedly, and when she looked up, the man’s handsome features came into view.

The faint light pouring through the floor-to-ceiling window bathed the side of his face, softening the typically sharp lines of his jaw.

Her fingertips paused, and suddenly, the scene she had witnessed in the car that day sprang to mind.

The ruthless Li Mochan, with a hint of blush on his ear tips.

Caught off-guard, the man’s cool voice sounded, "Why have you stopped writing?"

Ye Jiuliang came back to her senses, met his gaze head-on with confidence, and shrugged, "I don’t know the answers."

Li Mochan fixed his gaze on her for a moment, a deep chuckle escaping his lips, his voice husky, "You really don’t know?"

His radiant smile, brighter than the most splendid blooms, made Ye Jiuliang suddenly understand the saying that was famous throughout the capital.

One smile from Li Mochan could captivate an entire city!

She smiled and pursed her lips, "Maybe Li Mochan can teach me?"

"Knock knock knock—"

The knocking came at an inopportune time.

Li Mochan frowned slightly, "Come in."

The door opened, and Ye Jiuliang turned her head to look.

Feng Yi entered through the door, and upon seeing the two sitting opposite each other, his expression instantly turned odd.

It’s all about timing, isn’t it?

"Am I interrupting?" He asked with a slight smile, his gaze flitting between Li Mochan and Ye Jiuliang with a hint of curiosity. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Finally, his eyes settled on Ye Jiuliang, "Miss Ye, we meet again. Hello, my name is Feng Yi, Li Mochan’s buddy."

His tone was relaxed and his smile amiable, giving the impression of a friendly guy-next-door.

But as the president of Feng Group, known for his deceptive charm, this was something Ye Jiuliang had also heard a thing or two about.

The tip of her left eyebrow raised slightly, "Have we met before?"

"That day in the cafeteria, Miss Ye splashed a whole glass of water on Ahan, just by coincidence, I also happened to be there," Feng Yi said with a smile.

"..."

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Ye Jiuliang coughed lightly and turned to look at Li Mochan, "You guys chat, I’m leaving."

As she stood up, Feng Yi was about to speak when a beam of cold light suddenly swept over him, making him sheepishly close his mouth.

He couldn’t afford to mess with the big shot.

As soon as Ye Jiuliang left, Feng Yi immediately revealed his gossip-loving nature.

"Is Lord Li the Fifth hiding a beauty in the golden house?" he said with a sleazy smile, "Bringing her here so quickly, a single man and a single woman alone in the same room, come on, tell me, how far have you gone?"

Before the words were out of his mouth, a book as thick as a brick flew at him.

Feng Yi caught it with his hand and kept dancing on the edge of courting disaster, "Even Lord Li the Fifth has a spring in his step today, a miracle indeed."

Li Mochan gave him a cold look, "Shut up."

He’s heard these two words all his life; Feng Yi was not scared in the slightest. He plunked the book on the desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"I hear the Ye Family’s little girl is not someone to be trifled with. Are you really taking a shine to her?" he asked with genuine interest.

Li Mochan’s eyelids lifted slightly as he looked at him with disdain, "Do you wish to be renamed Feng Gossip?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Yi laughed and, seeing the exam papers at hand, suddenly remembered that this was where Ye Jiuliang had been sitting.

Without a doubt, she was the owner of these papers.

He reached out, picked one up, and clicked his tongue, "It seems that Miss Ye’s academic achievement is a bit of a sticky situation."

He paused, looked up at Li Mochan with a barely suppressed chuckle, "Ahan, so you like the not-so-smart type, huh?"

Li Mochan reached out to snatch back the exam paper from his hand and glanced at him indifferently, "She’s smarter than you."

"???"

Was there something wrong with his ears?

Feng Yi dug at his ear, disbelieving.

Li Mochan was actually praising someone, and what’s more, it was a woman?

Could this be a mistake?

"Li Mochan, have you really fallen for her?" he asked, leaning forward with excitement.

That excessive decibel level earned him a cold glare, "Shut up."

Feng Yi ignored it and continued to ask, "It can’t be, Li Mochan, don’t you dislike women?"

So much for being a lifelong singleton.

Why had his insulating quality utterly failed in front of Ye Jiuliang?

"Feng Yi!" Li Mochan called out sternly.

Meeting his cool, ink-like eyes, Feng Yi cooled down a bit, "Cough, I’m just excited for you."

He was certain that if this news were to get out, it would blow up all over Beijing; and most importantly, it would also cause an explosion over in the States.

"Ahan, so do you really take the Ye Family’s little girl seriously?" he asked tentatively.

Li Mochan neatly folded the exam paper and put it in the drawer, then swept him with a faint glance, "You seem to be very interested in her?"

"No, no, I’m absolutely not interested in her." Feng Yi grinned obsequiously, almost ready to raise three fingers and swear to heaven.

"By the way, how did you two meet? I’ve never seen you take such an interest in anyone before. What’s so special about that Ye Jiuliang..."

He stopped mid-sentence when he met Li Mochan’s narrowing eyes, and he shrunk back as a chill crept up his spine.

Was it necessary to look at him with such a deadly stare just for gossiping a bit?

He awkwardly changed the subject, "Asheng is coming back today; let’s get together."

Li Mochan hummed in response.

Feng Yi looked at his lukewarm attitude and felt his heart ache.

Such are the woes of picking the wrong friends.